Mercedes-Benz News

Every European auto maker reported strong sales numbers for the month of September. Many saw the launch of new vehicles (enter stage right: the Chattanooga-built 2012 Volkswagen Passat, Beetle and Audi TT-RS) which helped boost overall sales. Volkswagen as a whole led the way for the European brands followed behind ...    Read more

What It Is: The 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class gives entry-level luxury buyers a gateway to the German company's vehicles. For 2012, it boasts an extensive redo, including the addition of a coupe model for the first time. Best Thing: The coupe looks terrific, and the new four-cylinder offers plenty of punch with ...    Read more

The Nanny State is at it again. According to the Auto Express, the Association of Chief Police Officers has introduced a new camera that scans a tire's tread depth as vehicles pass by. Using lasers, the high-speed cameras can determine whether the middle section of a motorist's tire has less than ...    Read more

In New York yesterday, a thief tried to steal a Mercedes-Benz S550 that was double-parked and idling in front of a deli. The driver, 43-year old Ghulan Rehmani of Queens, was inside the deli purchasing a cup of Indian Danedar tea. When he walked out, his $94,500 car sat bruised under ...    Read more

Not every dad can rock the Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 as the family whip. Even with a disposable income, it’s occasionally necessary to haul groceries, store Little League equipment, and yes, take over the neighborhood carpool duties. Thus, for dads, the word "practical" and "car" are sometimes lumped into the ...    Read more

If you're a typical American, you've probably never heard of the A and B-Class vehicles by Mercedes-Benz. That's not surprising since the diminutive cars are sold exclusively overseas especially in Europe. Well, that's about to change. For months, Mercedes has been teasing the autosphere with snippets of information and images ...    Read more

The next evolution of electric cars may not come from major automakers but, oddly enough, from the tuner community. Tuners in the automotive community modify vehicles for certain specific purposes, usually for more performance with additional horsepower, racecar-inspired handling, and of course appearance. Brabus is a well-known German tuning firm that ...    Read more

Online Italian automotive magazine OmniAuto recently leaked details and pics of the Mercedes-Benz F 125! concept car ahead of its official debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show this week. Sharing that annoying exclamation point in its name like the Volkswagen Up!, the F 125! is, from what we can understand ...    Read more

We admit we pay scant attention to cars where the low-end model pricing "starts" at a quarter million. Buyers for such vehicles rarely, if ever, visit our humble place within the autosphere, never mind swipe their black American Express cards to fill our coffers. But to automakers, this rarified ...    Read more

If you can’t hear it, there’s an angry snarl and a bunch of incomprehensible German swearing coming from BMW’s U.S. headquarters in South Carolina. It’s not that the BMW group, which also owns Mini, didn’t sell a bunch of cars; it did. It’s just that 23,924 vehicles sold in the ...    Read more

There are two basic ways to improve fuel economy. The first is to develop a fuel-efficient engine. The second is design a lighter vehicle. The Smart Forvision concept takes the latter route. Jointly developed by Mercedes' parent company Daimler and German chemical company BASF, the Forvision showcases a host of technologies ...    Read more

When it comes to electric and hybrid cars versus their cheaper, gas-powered equivalents, a longstanding debate has remained for some time: Given the extra cost, does it make sense to go green? The answer to that question is an emphatic “maybe.” Studying the trend of car costs over a five-year ownership ...    Read more

Mercedes-Benz finally released spec information of its 2012 B-Class after months of teasing interior images and a possible spy shot of the exterior. Unfortunately for us across the Pond, the newly released information only covers the European model which goes on sale in November. The company calls the B-Class ...    Read more

The autosphere's a-buzzing with what may be the first exterior shot of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz B-Class scheduled to debut next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Roughly the size, and even shape, of the Mazda5 compact minivan, Mercedes has teased for months that it may bring the compact hatch across the ...    Read more

Fuel efficiency fever is sweeping across automakers, affecting even their most unlikely divisions. AMG, the performance arm of Mercedes-Benz, has updated the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG to deliver more mpg without sacrificing performance. Heart of the SLK's gas-sipping prowess is its 5.5-liter V-8 engine, which it shares with the Mercedes-Benz E63 ...    Read more

Leave it to the Germans to build a fuel-efficient sports car with a simple swap of engines. The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK 250 CDI looks like the rest of its two-seater convertible siblings: gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Mercedes, however, worked its magic and replaced the petrol gas engine with a diesel ...    Read more

The last couple days in Berlin have been chaotic to say the least. German Globalization protests have elevated, and arsonists are once again taking their anger out on cars. A total of 26 vehicles have been burned in the last couple days, ranging from Volkswagen to Mercedes, which has been ...    Read more

Mercedes -Benz is recalling Sprinter and Dodge Freightliner 2500 and 3500 vans sold from 2002 to 2003. The recall was reported by the manufacturer on August 9 and went into effect August 15 at noon eastern time. Under certain circumstances, sulfuric acid can form inside the engine's intake manifold, which delivers ...    Read more

German automakers BMW and Volkswagen led July’s volume push from European manufacturers, showing almost universal gains across the board from the companies that posted sales figures. With an upcoming C-Class coupe and new M-Class SUV that still haven’t hit the market, Mercedes-Benz trails in third place for the Europeans companies ...    Read more

Amid a fury of speculation whether Mercedes will actually deliver a mainstream gas-powered B-class to the United States this year, it has released photos of the newly refined interior. The B-class has enjoyed relative popularity in Europe, which left many wondering if the more luxurious hatchback would emigrate. The B-Class features ...    Read more

Minivans are widely praised for their cargo and kid hauling abilities, but usually not for their sense of style. Of course, most minivans aren't made by Mercedes-Benz. Its Viano van – a model not sold in the U.S. – provides the basis for the Vision Pearl concept to be shown off ...    Read more

Scientists have created a winged pig, government officials in Hell have begun ordering snow plows and road salt, and the full-size 2011 Hyundai Equus luxury sedan toppled the BMW 7 Series and Audi A8 in J.D. Power and Associates’ Large Premium Car segment of the 2011 APEAL survey rankings. Gathered through ...    Read more

Leather seats and accessories, the staple of many premium and luxury vehicle interiors, may soon be passé, at least in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan. egmCarTech reports that the Mercedes interior color and trim team is researching the use of cashmere and even silk materials to line the interior of the next ...    Read more

Car shoppers prowling for an entry-level model that conveys beauty, luxury, and, of course, the all-important name, won't go wrong with the Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan. For those with a more restless spirit, the C63 fans the flames with its 451-hp V-8 and more sporty suspension. Still not enough? If power ...    Read more

Mercedes-Benz will take aim at the BMW X6 with a new model to be built at its Tuscaloosa, Ala., plant starting as early as 2015. According to anonymous sources within Mercedes-Benz, Automotive News reports that the Stuttgart-based manufacturer plans to add a fifth line to its Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant to ...    Read more